Varicella Vaccine Effectiveness During an Outbreak in a Partially Vaccinated Population in Spain

Alberto Arnedo-Pena, Joan Puig‐Barberà, María Amparo Aznar-Orenga, Manuel Ballester-Albiol, Francisco Pardo-Serrano, Juan B. Bellido‐Blasco, María Ángeles Romeu-García

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2006 · 29 citations · 18 references

Abstract

In the varicella outbreak studied, we conclude that vaccine was effective in the prevention of the disease, particularly in its moderate and severe forms, but because the proportion of vaccinated children was low, an outbreak still occurred.

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